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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income tax expense of $2.6 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate was 16.4% and (0.2)% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company’s 2021 and 2020 income tax expense and rates differed from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to pre-tax income primarily as a result of U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions that incurred a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets created by current year projected losses and partially offset by a reduction of the liability for unrecognized tax positions. In addition, there were non-deductible royalty expenses and statutorily required income adjustments made in certain foreign jurisdictions that negatively impacted the tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

The Company continues to monitor the realization of its deferred tax assets and assesses the need for a valuation allowance. The Company analyzes available positive and negative evidence to determine if a valuation allowance is needed based on the weight of the evidence. This objectively verifiable evidence primarily includes the past three years' profit and loss positions. This process requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that are uncertain in nature. The Company has established valuation allowances with respect to deferred tax assets in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions and continues to monitor and assess potential valuation allowances in all its jurisdictions.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government passed the CARES Act (the CARES Act), which provides tax relief to assist companies dealing with the effects of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The impact of the CARES Act was not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations, except for the deferral of Social Security payroll taxes, which benefited the Company's operating cash flows during calendar year 2020.

On December 27, 2020 the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the Appropriations Act) was signed into law. The
Appropriations Act, among other things, includes provisions related to the deductibility of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) expenses paid with PPP loan proceeds, payroll tax credits, modifications to the meals and entertainment deduction, increased limitations on charitable deductions for corporate taxpayers, and enhancements of expiring tax “extender” provisions. The impact of the Appropriations Act is not expected to be material to the Company's financial position or result of operations.